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DIYdiva
http://diydiva.net
From the mind of someone who spends half her day covered in saw-dust. I blog about all things relating to my obsession with starting new projects and my ever-expanding collection of power tools.
Recent Posts
Last One This Year
It’s shopping season for sure, and this time last year I had 8 broom orders to fill in the two weeks before Christmas. As soothing as it may be to smell fresh cut wood and fall into the rythm of sanding, there’s really only so much sawdu...
How to Install a Woven-Wire Fence
Miniature donkeys, we are ready for you. I can’t even explain in words the number of hours we spent contemplating this fence. What type of posts to use, how far apart to put supports, what type of fencing, and where to get everything. The leng...
Brought to you courtesy of cold medicine.
Apparently there are only so many weeks you can spend upwards of 65 hours (not including 320 miles of drive time) at your actual-real-job, then come home and paint, make brooms, hang trim, and install fencing in 35-degree weather. We could sum last w...
Badass or BS? Things for around the home.
One of the many blessings in my life– a list which includes having the good fortune to use a lot of big, bad tools and still retain all of my fingers– is having what I like to refer to as a “hyperactive bullshit detector.” Sid...
For Your DIYdiva: Holiday gift ideas for the badass woman in your life.
Even though I’ve done everything short of tattooing the word “GRINCH” on my forehead to make it clear that the holidays aren’t coming to my house this year, my family has still been calling incessently about Christmas plans, C...
Holiday Miscellany
MysteryMan and I decided we are, in effect, skipping the holidays this year. Normally Christmas– and Christmas decorating– is my fave, but with one houseĀ for sale, and being in a huge rush to finish projects at the other house before th...

